What chords are in C Phrygian?

Triads: Cm, D♭, E♭, Fm, G°, A♭, B♭m. Seventh chords: Cm7, D♭maj7, E♭7, Fm7, Gm7♭5, A♭maj7, B♭m7.

Where do you play C Phrygian on bass?

In standard tuning there are 7 positions with 3 notes per string; the first one starts on the root, between frets 8 and 12.

What chords can you improvise over with C Phrygian?

Phrygian vamp (i7–♭IImaj7): Cm7 | D♭maj7. The ♭2 (D♭) in the bass of the second chord: that half step is the whole Phrygian flavor. Also: Phrygian riff (Cm | D♭ | E♭ | D♭); Modal (a Cm7 vamp).

C Phrygian scale on bass: notes, chords and positions

Tuning

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Chords of the scale tap one to hear it and see it on the instrument

Formula W whole step · H half step

Degrees and intervals

C Phrygian scale on bass

C Phrygian has 7 notes: C D♭ E♭ F G A♭ B♭. Degrees: 1 ♭2 ♭3 4 5 ♭6 ♭7. Formula: H W W W H W W.

What notes are in the C Phrygian scale?

C, D♭, E♭, F, G, A♭ and B♭. It has 7 notes; its formula in whole and half steps is H W W W H W W.

What does C Phrygian sound like, and when do you use it?

Dark and tense: the ♭2 right next to the root sounds Spanish and metal. Use it over m7 · the iii of a major key; sus chords with ♭9.

Chords in C Phrygian

Degree	Triad	Seventh chord
i	Cm	Cm7
♭II	D♭	D♭maj7
♭III	E♭	E♭7
iv	Fm	Fm7
v°	G°	Gm7♭5
♭VI	A♭	A♭maj7
♭vii	B♭m	B♭m7

Chord progressions to improvise with C Phrygian

In Jam mode (the Jam button above) a band of grand piano, upright bass and drums (recorded instruments) plays these progressions as swing, bossa, groove or ballad, and the fretboard lights up the notes of each chord as it plays. It's a backing track made for this scale in C:

Phrygian vamp (i7–♭IImaj7): Cm7 | D♭maj7. The ♭2 (D♭) in the bass of the second chord: that half step is the whole Phrygian flavor.
Phrygian riff (i–♭II–♭III): Cm | D♭ | E♭ | D♭. i–♭II–♭III–♭II: the riff of metal and electric flamenco.
Modal (i7): a Cm7 vamp. One chord, no rush: lean on the D♭ and resolve to the root.

C Phrygian positions on bass

In standard tuning (E A D G), with 3 notes per string, C Phrygian is played in 7 positions along the neck:

Position 1: frets 8 to 12 (starts on the root)
Position 2: frets 9 to 13
Position 3: frets 11 to 15
Position 4: frets 1 to 5
Position 5: frets 3 to 6
Position 6: frets 4 to 8
Position 7: frets 6 to 10

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